Not a kilometre driven today – a welcome change! Had a boat trip organised, 8am to 6pm to the
Blue Cave, Green Cave, Palmizana, Stiniva Cove and Hvra. We joined a ‘tour group’ of 11 people for a
boat ride starting from Split. Joining
tour groups is something Pam and I are not good at and it appears our fears
were realized and we confirmed the fact we don’t play well with others. There were three USA women on the boat who
didn’t stop talking the whole time. They
spoke so much they didn’t hear what the guide had to say, they would then ask
questions and he’d have to repeat it all over again. They were the laughing stock of the tour but
didn’t realise it because they were so caught up in their own conversation. Needless to say Pam and I will need to be wary
in the future or one of us (probably me) will say something inappropriate or
one of us will toss someone over the side!!!
Anyway back to the tour.
Great tour of a number of landmarks around the islands of Split. It was a 10 hour tour, the first section was
a 1.5 hour boat ride to the Blue Cave.
Got out of our bigger boat into a small boat to cruise into the cave. Stunning cave, it’s a geological phenomena
where the light shines under the water, into the cave, reflecting off the
limestone seabed into the blue water, turning the whole cave into a brightly
lit blue cave. Hard to get good photos
but we tried.
Then to Green Cave, our boat could fit in, there were a
couple of holes in the ceiling which let in the light and because the light was
a direct source it turned the water a green colour. Weird I know – I just believe what I’m told.
On to Stiniva Cove, a very small beach in a narrow opening
of the cliff. Not enough room to get
in. Watched as a bloke jumped from the
cliff. One of the US women asked if he
did it for fun or was he paid. The guide
responded, ‘Is not for fun, is for crazy!’
Then to Palmizana for lunch and a swim. Delicious baked bass and tuna steak for
lunch, then jumped in the water, very refreshing. On to Hvra for shopping and ice cream. Got home on time at about 6pm.
Walked home, got the laundry and dropped it off, had a drink
and pizza for tea and got home, exhausted again, at 9pm. Not sure what we have planned tomorrow. I’m leaving it up to Pam – think we’ll be
doing some shopping in the old town?
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| Sea selfie |
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| Chaos waiting to board boats for the Blue Cave |
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| Entrance to the Blue Cave |
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| The shadows at the top are boats on the water, the long shadow underneath is a horizontal column of limestone. |
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| More boats |
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| Leaving the Blue cave |
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| Stiniva cove |
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| Crazy people |
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| Diving |
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| These rules are like the speed limits - no worries!!! |
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| Entrance to the Green Cave |
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| Inside looking out |
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| The shaft of light from the hole in the ceiling |
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| We had a swim here at Palmizana |
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| Our restaurant on the right |
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| Waiting for lunch |
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| Looking towards the kitchen from our table |
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| Sea urchins - notice how clear the water is |
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| Hvra Harbour |
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| Walk around Hvra |
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| Back to Split |
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| Someone is branching out? |
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| Sunset at Roman ruins in Split |
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| More sunset and Roman ruins. |
Wow Vernon the place looks amazing. Just catching up with your blog now but felt it easier to comment on last one in case you don't scroll back! You appear to be getting great weather, is the sky as blue as it looks? Sitting here in rainy over caste weather so feeling envious!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! The weather is pretty good, very hazy most of the time. The sky is very blue - not quite as blue as the Aussie sky though!!! Hope you don't get washed away in the rain. Thinking of you all back home xxxxx Pam and Vernon
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